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    Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

    116'

    2002-05-16

    6.8

    A tailor-made love story.

    Drama,Romance

    Overview:

    During the Cultural Revolution, two young men are sent to a remote mining village where they fall in love with the local tailor's beautiful granddaughter and discover a suitcase full of forbidden Western novels.

    DirectingDai SijieWritingDai Sijie

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    Cast

    2

    Little Seamstress

    Zhou Xun

    3

    Luo Min

    Chen Kun

    2

    Ma Jianling

    Liu Ye

    2

    Head of the Village

    Wang Shuangbao

    1

    Old Tailor

    Cong Zhijun

    2

    Four Eyes

    Wang Hongwei

    1

    Mother of Four Eyes

    Xiao Xiong

    1

    Old Mill Worker

    Zuohui Tang

    2

    Director of the Commune

    Chen Tianyu

    1

    Doctor

    Qing-yun Fan

    1

    Peasant

    Jie Min

    2

    Peasant

    Zhang Chenghe

    1

    Peasant

    Xu Yukun

    1

    Female Villager

    Lia Mei

    1

    Female Villager

    Jing Fang

    1

    Female Villager

    Li Peng

    1

    Female Villager

    Heng Fei Zhao

    1

    Female Villager

    Yao Liu

    1

    Female Villager

    Yulin Chen

    1

    Female Villager

    Chun Hua Xu

    1

    Female Villager

    Fang Zong Zhao

    1

    Head of the Village's Daughter-in-Law

    Wa Su

    1

    Airport Shop Assistant

    Quilène Boileux

    1

    Mrs. Lao

    Dandan Yang

    1

    Journalist (voice)

    Guy-Pierre Bennet

    1

    Wife of the Head of the Village

    Wei Chen

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. China
      2. France
    • List of languages:
      1. Mandarin
      2. French
    • List of companies:
      1. Les Films de la Suane
      2. Le Film
      3. StudioCanal
      4. France 3 Cinéma
      5. TF1 Films Production
      6. Canal+
      7. Bac Films
      8. CNC
      9. China Film Group Corporation
    • Vote Count: 78
    • Popularity: 1.0826
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:巴尔扎克与小裁缝

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